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West Virgin Falls into Line.

The bill pending before the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia 'for the regula-
ton of railroad freights and passenger
tariffs" in the State is substantially the
Interstate Commerce act, with such
notifications as are needed to adapt it
to local requirements. There is, for ex-
ample, long-and-short-haul fourth sec
ton with proviso authorizing the
State Railroad Commission to suspend
its operation Sin special cases, after in
vestigation."
West Virginia, as much s any other
State, has been corporation ridden; she
has Just retired Senator Camden, a ser
viceable instrument Of the corporations,
from the U. S. Senate, and when she
passes the bill asserting the doctrine
that corporations care supervisable by
legislative authority" she will have put
the capstone on much needed re-
form
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

THE following is the substance of an
interview of Speaker Carlisle with the
Courier Journal: "Mr. Carlisle declares
that he is not and will not under any
circumstances be candidate for the
United States Senate at the next cleo
ton. He believes that tariff reduction
will be practically begun by the Demo
Gratis of the next House, with the help
of enough Republicans to overcome the
effects of the Randall factions treachery.
He protests against further reductions
of the internal revenue taxes"
We must congratulate the country
on Mr.. Carlisle's declension to be a can
didate for Senator. He is indispensable
in the House, where he will be reelected
Speaker; and Mr.. Beck is needed in the
Senate. We do not disparage any other
Senator, in saying that he is the readiest
man and hardest hitter in that body
always on the alert, and carries in his
level head whole armory of figures
and logic.
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The University Alumni.

At the last meeting of the Alumni So
ciety of the University of Mississippi,
Messrs. G. B. Howry, W. R. Harper and
r. B. Fulton were appointed a commit
tee to correspond with the members
with view to inducing very general
attendance at next meeting, and also to
arrange for the Alumni banquet that is
to be a feature of the occasion. Circu-
lars have been mailed as far as the adj
dress of members could be ascertained
and the indications now are that the at
tendance win be far greater than at any
previous meeting of the Society. When
the alumni of any institution of learn
ing visit their alma mater in large mum.
bers, at the annual commencement, it is
the best possible evidence of their abid-
ing attachment and of their desire to
see it prosper. Their presence, too, is a
great stimulus to the students, who thus
come in contact with gentlemen who
have risen to honorable and useful posi-
tions by the course of training they are
receiving. The University was never
working more smoothly, and its pros
poets were never brighter. The exercises
of the next Alumni meeting will takes
place June 28. Hon. Jas. 7. FAINT, of the
class Of 1858, will be the orator; Miss S.V.
Hill, of the class of 1885, Essayist; and
Prof. L. l.. McInnis, Of the class Of 1875,
Poet. The Hon. Frank Hurd, Of Ohio,
who Is to address the Literary Societies,
viii also b heard At the Alumni ban
quet. So that a feast Of reason and .
dow Of many good things will mark the
occasion as one Of very special interest.
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The Georgia PACING The Best Route
to the Mississippi River.
Natchez Democrat.

/ ANdLChNL bCAAONAat+I
The people of Columbus are very
| justly much gratified at the completion
of the Georgia Pacific railroad, which
connects that charming city with the
| great coal and iron centre, Birmingham
We congratulate the people of Columbus
on the bright future assured to them by
| the connection thus formed with the
growing young iron city and with the
best railroad systems leading to the
| North and East.
1t is now for the people of Columbus
and the George Pacific railroad to find
the best route for an outlet to the Missis-
sippi river, and across the continent to
the Pacific coast. In selecting such a
route there are advantages offered by the
route by way of Natchez which can
scarcely be equalled by any other.
The original conception of the proiec-
tors of the Georgia Pacific was to cross
| the Mississippi liver at Greenville. If
this is done the Georgia Pacific will
antagOnize the Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Texas road, and parallel it through its
entire length through Louisiana and
Texas. The same would be the case to
even greater extent were it to elect to
to cross at Vicksburg. In that event it
would antagonize another section of the
same system in the Vicksburg and Me-
ridian road.
If, however, it would select Natchez
as Its crossing point, its western extern
sion would be without competition, and
it might avail itself of both the Nat.
chez, Jackson Il Columbus and the Nat
chez, Red River & Texas road, thus saw
ing one hundred and thirty miles of
completed road running through the
best portion of Mississippi and crossing
the swamps of Louisiana on the narrow
est and highest route between Cairo and
the Gulf.
1t would, too, az Natchez connect
with the New Orleans, Natchez q Fort
scott railroad, which will open up to Us
the most valuable and productive re-
glons of the great West. To the people
OF this section, who know the difficulties
that have to be encountered in building
roads through the deeply overfiowed
lands OF Louisiana, it is a matter Of sur.
prise that crossing of the swamp at
Natchez has not been selected above all
others by trans continental roads.
a railroad system comprising the
georgia Pacific, extended to Jackson.
the n, j. q O., from Jackson to Nat.
chez, the n, k. R. & I. road, with an
extension West, would form one of the
most profitable through routes to the
Pacific In America. Now that the G. P.
has been completed co Columbus, which
is expected in the near future to be the
northern terminus of the N, J. & c.. il
would seem to be the policy of the pro-
Jectors OF the Georgia Pacific to en-
deayor to secure the aid Of completed
roads OF one hundred and thirty miles
IN length, and at the same time open up
territory in which the road would
nave the least competitor, the easiest
construction and the most profitable
country through which road can PAS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

Mr.. OBERLY of the civil service com
mission is quoted in Washington paper
as saying: "The fair sex of the South
In spite of their pretty faces, dark eyes
and small hands and feet, are thorough
students and pass better examinations
as rule, than their less favored sister:
of the North" When spoken to to-day
about this statement Mr.. Oberly said il
was scarcely correct to quote him as
using such words, but that the substan-
tial fact was certainly not misstated.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

A BILL similar to the Alien Landlords
bill passed at the recent session of Con
gress is pending in the Illinois Legisla-
ture. 1t provides that hereafter aliens
shall not be allowed to buy land in that
State until they shall have declared
their intention to become citizens; that
unless they shall become citizens within
six years their lands shall revert to the
State, and that all aliens now holding
lands in Illinois must become citizens
within three years.
The law of Congress is good, and the
States would all do well to pass SINH
lar measure. But statement in an
exchange that there are employed in
the departments at Washington num-
Der of persons Of foreign birth who are
not citizens of the United States, and
who have never declared their inten-
tons to become such, suggests that Con-
gress would do well to pass law for
bidding such a custom. 1t is more
offensive than alien landlordism.
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We Rise to Explain.
Hattlesbnrg Democrat

Hattlesburg Democrat
In our issue of the 18th ult. smarting
under some extortionate charges by the
railroad In our business, and the absolute
lmpossIblllty OF obtaining any redress, We
concluded to annibilate the State Railroad
Commission. Without being actnated by
lear, favor, or affection, we proceeded
with malace prepense and evil afore.
thought, 10 consign them with hospitable
hands to bloody graves In the interests
OF humanity, THE CLARION interviewed be-
tween our victims and ourselves, and now,
since the smoke has cleared away, and
we are no longer enraged by the odor of
carnage, We admit that we were lighting
the wrong man"
No one knows better than ourselves, that
the Mississippi Commission cannot regu-
late freight tariff in Louisiana, and this
want OF power OF State Commissions 10
zeal with the matter gave birth to the In
terstate Commerce act. 1t is an outrage
that the state OF affairs TO which we OBJ
Jected exists, but the remedy is to be APP
pied by the Interstate Commission, and
no doubt Will be, as soon as practice
bic.
We also INDUCED in remarks that lndi-
rectly reflected on the integrity of the gen.
tlemen composing the State Commission
We do not believe that all men are pur-
ohasable, but We lose our patience, when
We see so many of our public men controlled
/ by large corporations.
On the whole, our article was an i'll
natured ding, too carelessly written to be
printed, and, like a great many other
editorial contributions inflicted on long
suffering public.
! There are many wrongs perpetrated by
railroads to be righted, and the one to
which We allade is among the greatest
They force those, who have no remedy, to
tnrnlsh the means, to enable them to drive
from the river the only cheap transporta-
| ton offered, the steamboats,.
And in conclusion, we take no umbrage
whatever at the manly way in which THE
CLARION defends the Commission against
our unjust attack. The methods adopted
by the railroads, and their high-handed
way OF overriding the people, can never
meet with our approval. Their attempts
to starye the steamboats,, and the mean;
they adopt to accomplish this end pro
vokes our condemnation. We are for the
people against any monopoly that ever ex
listed, or can exist; but we have no desire
to do any individual injustice, or excoriatt
any official, for failing to accomplish more
than was intended by the aci, under which
| the Office he holds was created.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

Bur this is not the only issue which
is likely to contribute to Democratic de-
feat. The Interstate Commerce bill was
urged for years by Democratic Con
gresham who has been rewarded by
election to the Senate from Texas, and
it was supported for years mainly by
Democratic members. A Democratic
President signed it, with all its imperfec-
lions, and has selected a Commission
under which its workings are now being
tried-Neao York Tribune.
Even admitting that the Interstate
Commerce bill has been made unpopu-
lar with the classes who have required
special rates heretofore, by miscon-
struction of it by the corporations, the
Republicans will have a lively time
making capital against the Democratic
party in the Presidential election.
Messrs. Allison, Sherman, Hawley, Cul
LON, Edmunds, Ingalls,, Teller, all Pres.
idential possibilities, voted for it in the
Senate; and one of the number, (Sena-
tor Cullom) reported the bill and was
its foremost advocate in that body.
They supported it with equal unanimity
in the House; and if there is Presiden.
tial aspirant in that body he certainly
supported it. 1t has been twelve years
since the first Interstate Commerce bill
passed the House. 1t was more strin-
gent that the existing law, and it is wor-
thy of note that its author and cham
pion was Republican, Hon. G. w. Nc
Crary, now Judge of United States Dis
trict Court.
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Platform of the Kentucky Democ-
racy.
ADOPTED IN STATE CONVENTION MAY
4, 1888.

The platform was written and drawn
up by Hons. John G.. Carlisle and
Henry Watterson. That part which is
of national interest, and which was
adopted is as follows:
I'VE declare our confidence in the in
tegrity and conscientious devotion to
duty of President Grover Cleveland.
and congratulate the country and the
party upon the accession of a Demo
cratic administration, national, economic
and clean, and we particularly applaud
the President for the fidelity and cour-
age with which he has protected the
treasury from pillage by his exercise of
the veto power. We favor honest civil
service reform, by which we mean the
enforcement of the faithful performance
by persons appointed to office of ali
public duties entrusted to them, and to
this end, as well as to the maintenance
of the spirit of our representative form
of government, we demand the strictest
measure of personal and party response
bility, and are opposed 20 the substitu-
ton in lieu of this lne-tenure. a civil
penson list, and all other appendages of
a bureaucratic system, foreign to the
genius of our institutions and people.
eve declare the honest money of the
Constitution good enough for the peo-
pie, as expressed in gold and silver, aud
paper convertible into coin on demand.
"We are opposed to all sumptuary
laws. We contend that there are al
ready on our statute books sufficient
general laws having a local application
to protect the public morals without
in rinui on nriyatn riobtc
eve sympathize most earnestly with
the people of Ireland in their struggle
for local f-government, and we unite
with the friends of liberal progress in
all parts of the world in denouncing the
coerciye measures now pending in the
British Parliament as a monstrous crime
against brave, generous and long
suffering people; an obstruction to HUI
man freedom, adhorrent to the spirit of
liberty in every land.
I'VE view with alarm the growing
tendency among certain classes of citi-
zens to seek the aid and bounty of the
general government, and as incident OF
this tendency to enlarge the powers
granted and to multiply powers never
contemplated by the Constitution, and
we reassert the time-honored Democratic
doctrine that ali powers not delegated
to the United States are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.
"We denounce the present war tariff,
laid to confuse as well as to harass the
people, as a masterpiece of injustice
We demand the immediate reduction of
this war tariff, not merely as an act of
redress to the people promised by all
parties, but as the only safe and just
method of reducing the surplus; and in
making such reduction we demand fur
ther, that the taxes shall first be abolish
ed or lowered upon the necessaries of
life. And, finally, we reassert the con-
stitutional and Democratic doctrine that
taxes should be levied exclusively for
public purposes and limited to the re-
quirements of the government, economi-
cally administered"
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Notice.

The Superintendent of all the sabbath oa,
schools of all denominations In tne osA.e
of Mississippi are requested to SEND 20 my
address. the statistics OF their sese re
schools As Statistical Secretary o. tne
State Suuday-school Convention, aes're
to report to the National SUNDAY -senoo.
Convention, and in order to do TINS, nus 9;sS
have the statistics by May z2th. NV
number OF teachers, number Oh schoi'AA :. =
cbnrc5 from Sunday-school during the
nreceding wear. Will not the pastors oil
the various churches please call attention
to this matter? -,
Kosciusko. Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11
Decoration Day at Holly Springs.

HOLLY SPRINGS, May 9, 1887.
EDITOR CLARION: The ceremonies Of
decorating the soldiers graves took place
here on yesterday Sunday afternoon, and
were of an unusually impressive charae-
acter. The procession included the Sum
day-schools, ladies and citizens generally.
Mai. w. NJ. Strickland acted as Chief
Marshal. The ceremonies opened with
music from the Holly Springs Band, and
with songs, in which all participated.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Moon, of
the M. E. Church. Hon. E. Barksdale, of
your city, then delivered an address of
about thirty minutes, which was exceed
ingly appropriate to the occasion; and on
the motion Of Rev. E. D. Miller, the
assembly requested copy for publication.
DIR. Miller then pronounced the Benedio.
The heroes Of the "Lost Cause" viii never
be forgotten by the people OF
HOLLY SPRINGS.
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Gen. Walthall.

The press all over the State, has 70,
some time past spoken of this distin.
gGised gentleman in the highest terms
as his own successor for u. S. Senator
The Banner has said very little on the
subject, seeing no necessity for such. a.
it is unlikely that Gen. Walthall will
have an opponent. Gen. Walthall. pos
sibly stands as high in the estimation Of
the people as any man in the State
Lamar not excepted, and it would be the
height of folly for any one TO offer in
opposition to him just yet, at least
This is simply why the Banner has not
spoken of him before. He needs no
trumpeters to sound his praise--his
name is household ord.-Pittsboro
Banner.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

Kinds county is in excellent financial
condition. In his last report to the
Board of Supervisors Treasurer Lewis
reported cash balance in the treasury
of Sd, 900 The Board instructed him
to advertise for bids to retire 5000 of
the per cent. Natchez, Jackson and
Columbus Railroad bonds and $1,000 of
the old s per cent. bonds of the county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

WE ARE unable to fill any of the nu
merous orders received for copies of TIL
CLARION containing Wr. Wards paper
THE White Man of the New South y
We had about concluded to reprint it
but it is now being so generally pub
hshed, it is not necessary for us to reese
the type. Those who have not had the
pleasure of reading the article can
obtain copy by addressing the author
DIR. B. F. Ward, Winona.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11
Our Currency.

The amount of money in actual circu-
lation in this country on the LIST of April
was as follows: Gold coin 1878, 20S, 462,
standard silver dollars $56, 1898, S1S, SUBJ
sidiary silver s4s, 526,71o, gold certif-
Gates s94,O46,015, silver certificates
$131 $3.50, 4s9, United States notes
1926, 521 ,07s, national bank notes 1924,
565,77o; total $1,Sl4. 69s, 342-being q
net increase of 81, 052, 223 in actual cir
culation since March last.
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on the part of either to settle the acct
dent Of life CT death.
Since writing the foregoing We have
learned that by an agreement between
the attorneys for the prosecution and
the defence, an investigation viii be had
next Monday before Chancellor E. g.
Peyton TO determine whether the per-
sons arrested as accessories shall be held
for trial
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11
The Late Tragedy.

jackson, Mss, May S.-The recent
tragedy Is still the all absorbing theme OF
discussion. the unusual verdict OF the jury
of inquest heightening the discussion.
Knots of men are discussing 1t on every
corner. Numbers of people have visited
the bridge where the battle took place To-
dav and which vet bears traces OF the I'M
fortunate and bloody affair. The three
bullets taken from Gambrells body were
weighed. aud weighed respectively Isl,
ISS and 1876 grains II seems reasonable
that they were all OF the same size origin
ally and weighed 200 grains.
Quite a number Of the relatives and
friends of Col. Hamilton have arrived
from distance, among them his two broth
efs, one from San Antonio, Texas, and the
other from Bayou Sara, La. A number Of
Rev. J. B. Gambrell's friends from differ
ent parts of the State have also arrived to
offer their coincidence and sympathy tc
him in his sad hour of calamity, among
them J. H. Gambrell, Sta prohibition lee
turer, and B. T. Hobbs, of the Brookhaver
Leader
1t is understood that Nugent & Nc
| Willie, and Calhoon & Green, OF this city
and Hon. Hiram Cassidy, OF Brookhaven
will be engaged in the defense, and you
| correspondent has positive information
| that Hon A. ]. McLaurin, the great Grim
| inal lawyer of Brandon, has been retained
on the same side. Judge L. Brame, of Thu
city, will be one of the counsel for tbs
prosecution, and Congressman John NJ
Allen, OF Tupelo, and District Attorney
Huddleston, of Forest, have been tele
graphed with a view of securing their ser
vice by the prosecution
Ii has been found that Col. Hamilton
arm was struck by two bullets instead o
one as was first supposed He is doins
well, and while the. wound in the stomach
is of doubtful nature his friends are en-
couraged by the hope that it will not prove
serious. He is receiving messages Of sym
patty and inquiries concerning his condi
| ton from all over the Union.
The affair has caused the greatest ex
element all over Mississippi and the wire
have been kept hot asking for news iron
every part of the State.
r. \. Miller, District Attorney for this
| judicial district, arrived here from Halle
hurst this afternoon at $50 o'clock, ant
repaired at once to the residence of Rev.
B. Gambrell, where quite number of tn,
latter's friends were gathered. 1t is sup
posed that he came to take charge OF the
| prosecution.
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The Wheel. the Farmers Alliance and

The Wheel, the Farmers Alliance and
the Agricultural Relief, are all farmers
organizations, having, we presume, the
same object in view, namely; The I'M
provement of the condition of the agrl-
culturists of the country. We suppose
our farmer friends know what they
want, but it seems to US that it would be
! stroke of policy to consolidate all
these organizations under one general
head. -Chickasaw Messenger.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

The Mississippi Press Association is
holding its twenty-frst annual session at
Meridian to-day. The programme, as
published in the Meridian Ne,cs, indi-
Gates elaborate preparation for pleas
ant session. The literary exercises take
place tonight, and grand banquet and
ball are on the programme for to-mor-
row night. TAE CLARION is, of course,
represented.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

The platform of the Kentucky De-
mocracy sounds the keynote, upon the
quession of tariff reduction, honest civil
SER ice as contradistinguished from life
tenures and civil pension list, and the
money of the constitution as expressed
in gold and silver.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

WE were very much surprised to hear
yesterday that the health of that large
hearted, genial gentleman and reliable
friend, Col. A. j. Frantz, of the Bran
don Republican, is such as to alarm his
friends. We hope that the reports of
his condition are exaggerated.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11
To Be Published.

Gov. Lowry, on the 9Th, approved the
act passed ON the day before the last
Legislature adjourned, entitled Gan
act to require the Auditor and Treasurer
to publish monthly statements of ac-
courts, and for other purposes" The
publication referred to is that of the
receipts and disbursements of all public
monevs
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11
A. & M. College.

A note from Gen. S. d. Lee, President
A. q M. College, informs us that Rev
w. M. Grier, ID. D., of South Carolina
will preach the commencement sermon,
July 3, and that Hon. G. E. Hooker will
deliver the annual address on Wednes-
day, July 6.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-11

The Hattiesburg Democrat is giving
some pleasant notes on Mississippi Jour
nalism. Of THE CLARION it says:
Few papers in our State have so near
ly preserved their identity, so to speak,
as the CLARION. While the tidsl wave
of prosperity, that has borne the CLAIR
ION on the sea of journalism, has neces-
STATED its enlargement, the shape and
makeup of the paper has been preserved,
and it greatly resembles the paper of
the old days, that so often led the dem
ocratie hosts to victory. By the way
the CLARION began its existence not
far from Hattiesburg. We could ask
nothing better for our paper, than for it
to live as long, and have as many friends
as that paper.